What The Bachelorette's Shawn Booth Did To Get In IRONMAN Shape

Shawn Booth is in insane shape. If you saw him win the heart of his now-fiancé Kaitlyn Bristowe on season 11 of The Bachelorette, you know those oh-so-tight abs and hot-dayum arms are nothing new. But he's about to swim 2.4 miles, bike 112, and run 26.2, all to win the title of Ironman — or Iron Daddy, as he would prefer Bristowe call him (it's a joke, calm down). That means his abs, arms, and everything in between have become even more toned. We caught up with Booth to discuss all things food, fitness, and of course, his funny girl fiancé before he competes in a couple months.

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He scarfs down three breakfasts every day.

Booth's day is two-fold right now: "I eat and I train," he laughs. Since he fuels up before every activity, he winds up eating triple the amount of food you would every morning, starting with a protein shake before he walks Tucker Doodle, his golden retriever. He eats eggs, toast, and fruit when he comes back (sometimes adding turkey sausage and pancakes on the weekend), and another breakfast-type meal — Greek yogurt topped with granola — a couple hours later, after a workout.

Shawn eats four pieces of bread — just for one meal.

Booth doesn't do eggs and toast like you do. For starters, he eats just the egg whites since they're pure protein. The toast is what'll make your eyes bug out, though. He packs so many slices onto a plate, it's a laughable response to every brunch that's ever made you so full, you can't even. "I have three to four slices of Ezekiel bread with natural peanut butter," Booth says.

He's only had three drinks this year.

Prior to starting his IRONMAN training in December, Booth — like most of us — would have a few drinks every weekend. But he's since completely cut alcohol out of his diet. "I think in 2017, I've probably had a total of three beers … maybe four," Booth says. And doing that while living with a bonafide wine-lover like Kaitlyn — she just announced her new drink-and-gab podcast called Off the Vine, if that's any clue as to how much she loves the stuff — is not easy. "It takes a lot of self-control," Booth laughs.

His Friday night plans are the same every week.

Booth's diet consists of a lot of food (he's got to make up for burning almost 5,000 calories a day), but it's all incredibly clean — until Friday rolls around, that is. "Kaitlyn and I are big pepperoni guys, and we usually order a pizza every week," he says. Booth's other favorite cheat meal: "A big, juicy burger."

Shawn's meals are full of lean proteins, good fats, and healthy carbs.

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He and Kaitlyn majorly disagree on this one thing.

"I think of cooking as a purpose for fueling my body, whereas she loves to put extra time into meals," Booth shares. Luckily, he's reaped the benefits of that while training for IRONMAN. "Kaitlyn's been making a lot of the dinners lately, since I'm always running around like crazy," he says. Recently, Bristowe even snuck a little cheese onto his usual grilled chicken — but it was for a special occasion. "She cooked chicken parm for my birthday, and that was pretty delicious," Booth shares.

His workouts have totally changed.

"Do you even lift, bro?" is a question to which Booth used to answer "uh, duh." Now, his six-a-week weight trainings sessions have dwindled as he's added in more cardio to prep for IRONMAN. The race involves swimming, biking, and running. "I've had to learn to enjoy it," he says. "Before, all I would do was the stairclimber."

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Shawn's raising money for the sweetest cause.

Many IRONMAN competitors choose to fundraise for a charity of their choosing, and Booth picked K9s For Warriors. It's a program that rescues dogs from the streets or shelters and trains them to become service pups for veterans suffering from PTSD. "One of my closest friends served overseas as a Marine, and I've always wanted to do as much as I possibly can for our veterans," he shares.